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According to the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s 2018 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, Wisconsin has experienced an alarming rise in anti-Semitic disturbances. Mirroring the rise of white supremacy, racism, and anti-Semitism in the U.S. and across the globe, the new data shows an increase of occurrences for the fifth consecutive year, with a 20% increase from 2017. “What’s most alarming is the change in tenor and tone,” said Ann Jacobs, JCRC Chair. “The anti-Semitic incidents of 2018 were meaner, scarier, more personal, and unsettling.” JCRC showed not only a 21% increase in overall anti-Semitic...

A showcase of up-and-coming artists selected by Milwaukee’s Backline will be featured at Austin’s Barracuda club during South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 13. The collection of performers will highlight Milwaukee talent from 88Nine Radio’s Backline initiative. Artists Crystal Knives, Lex Allen, and Zed Kenzo, plus a special Milwaukee guest and Austin’s Deezie Brown, Torre Black, The Teeta and Jake Lloyd, will headline the “The Breaks” hip-hop show on Austin’s KUTX-FM. “Backline’s main goals have been to help Milwaukee musicians achieve greater success and ultimately establish Milwaukee’s reputation as a vibrant music city,” said Mag Rodriguez, Backline Program Director....

Milwaukee Film announces the organization’s success in surpassing a $10 million capital campaign goal to restore the historic Oriental Theatre and provide the non-profit with its first-ever operating reserve. In total, the campaign has raised $10,030,229. The campaign was initiated in 2017, lending support to the growing organization in securing its place as a world-class film institution. In May 2017, Milwaukee Film inked a 31-year lease for the Oriental Theatre, taking over operations in July 2018 and beginning a multi-phase renovation project to preserve and improve the 92-year-old palace. “We are grateful for the enormous amount of support given...

NEWaukee announced on March 4 that its beloved metropolitan night market would return for the 6th year, and released the event dates for 2019. The NEWaukee Night Market is a free, outdoor event that showcases a variety of local vendors, performers, and artists. Held monthly during the summer, the Night Market serves as a platform for a wide variety of experiences that engage people of all backgrounds and ages. The NEWaukee Night Market will be held on West Wisconsin Avenue between Plankinton and Vel R. Phillips Avenue from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. on June 12, July 10, August 14,...

Brew City MKE Beer Museum will permanently close at its current location in the Shops of Grand Avenue on March 3. The Brew City MKE Beer Museum, a site of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, opened in October 2017 as a pilot museum with the hope of understanding the public’s interest in a permanent beer museum in Milwaukee. The museum and Milwaukee beer bar served thousands of people in this time and was a success. It confirmed that Milwaukee, and visitors to Milwaukee, enjoy a place dedicated to telling the story of Brew City. In 2016, the Society’s feature...

The historic Pfister Hotel named Rosy Petri as the hotel’s 11th Artist in Residence on February 25. Milwaukee-based multidisciplinary artist Rosy Petri will work in the hotel’s lobby-level Artist’s Studio for one year beginning April 1. She is succeeding current Pfister Artist in Residence and fashion designer, Stephanie Schultz, who will culminate her residency with a couture fashion show on March 15 at The Pfister Hotel’s Imperial Ballroom. “I am honored to be chosen as The Pfister’s next Artist in Residence. As a woman of color, I find creating art is one of the few areas in life where...